Colombian police stand over the body of drug lord Pablo Escobar, 1993.Head of the Medallin drug Cart

Colombian police stand over the body of drug lord Pablo Escobar, 1993.Head of the Medallin drug Cartel in the 1980’s, Pablo Escobar was probably the wealthiest and most powerful drug lords in history.  In 1987, Forbes Magazine listed him as the 7th richest man in the world.  If you did cocaine in the 80’s, there’s and 80% chance the stuff you were snorting came from him.Legendary for his ruthlessness, Escobar had a simple policy; plata o plomo (silver or lead).  In the late 80’s the Colombian government, aided by the US, cracked down on Escobar, leading to a wave of bombings, assasinations, and violence.  But Escobars power began to dwindle as police raided his operations, and vigilante groups murdered his top henchmen. In 1992 a US Army project called Centra Spike, a new technology that could track the movenment of subjects using their cellphones, joined the manhunt.  On Dec. 2nd, 1993, Colombian police aided by Centra Spike tracked down Escobar and raided his hideout.  After a brief gunbattle Escobar was shot dead. -- source link
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